Crucible can be defined as a severe test or a searching trial. The witch trials were a grueling and unnecessary process. The trials were finally kicked off when Reverend Parris found Abby‚ Betty‚ Ruth‚ Mary Warren‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Tituba dancing in the woods and trying to conjure spirits. Betty fell ill the next day‚ almost all of Salem thought that the devil was in their small‚ conservative‚ intolerant town. To avoid being prosecuted as witches‚ the girls‚ with Abigail as their leader‚ would
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The Effects of Colonialism in Africa In the 1870’s‚ 10‚000‚000 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in just two decades. This is one small example of the horrific outcomes of European colonialism of Africa. Imperialism all started with the Berlin Conference which took place 1884-1885‚ where European nations gathered to divide Africa amongst themselves. From that point on‚ most of Africa was under European control until the 1960s. Europe took over Africa in order to gain land
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Age of Exploration: Innovations that changed Europe. During 1400-1700‚ Europe’s age of exploration would change them forever. Europe had many innovations that aided exploration. They came up with stern post rudder‚ the compass‚ the trade winds‚ and Lateen and square sails in combination. All these new findings enabled them to search new land and they discovered goods they had never seen before. Items like coffee‚ tea‚ potatoes‚ chocolate‚ squash‚ maize‚ all gave Europe’s economy new life. With
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The Age of Exploration The Renaissance brought an array of changes to the European continent. New innovations in the fields of science‚ math‚ arts‚ and literature were sparked during this time period. With the growth of humanism‚ secularism‚ and individualism‚ a spirit of curiosity and adventure developed amongst Europeans. As new innovations and ideas were forming during the Renaissance‚ it gave humans the ability to explore and travel to other parts of the world. The development of the compass
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The Effect of Divorce 50 percent of children in the United States watch their parents go through a divorce (Children-and-divorce.com). If you have 10 friends‚ 5 of those friends could have divorced parents. Do you know how it feels to have divorced parents? Maybe you do know‚ maybe you are a victim of divorce. Even though it might be for the best of the parents‚ the loss of stability that comes from a divorce affects children and even adults in many ways. Many children who suffer through their parents
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participated in the practices of having a different religion‚ pre-marital sex‚ homosexual behavior‚ prostitution‚ rebelling‚ and blasphemy (Pakhare‚ 2011). In the past‚ capital punishment was used often. Society used it to deter murder rates and to cause potential killers to think twice (Death Penalty Curriculum‚ 2004). Capital punishment has become less popular today compared to how it was in the past. The whole point of capital punishment and the death penalty is to deter the murder rates and stop
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the population. There are many different kinds of anxiety disorders that people can have. The effects of this illness can vary. Many treatments are also offered to those who seek help. Although many people have this disorder‚ there is still a commonly asked question of "why" (Anxiety Disorders Mental Health). 1)What general age does anxiety effect? Anxiety is a mental disorder that effects many people in the U.S. This mental disorder
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There have been many technological advances that have greatly affected America such as computers‚ cell phones and even satellite services. But‚ I think the most important of all technological advances would be the space program. Without the technology gained from our space program‚ all the other items would have never happened or would have taken a lot longer to be developed. It all began in the late 1950’s with the launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik. Prior to that most Americans assumed
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There were many causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment combined to create a new world view. This‚ in turn‚ led to the creation of new technology and organizations like the British Royal Society of Arts focused on progress and Enlightenment ideals. The Agricultural Revolution and enclosure movements led to increased agricultural productivity and produced a pool of potential workers to work in new factories‚ leading to ability for industrial
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The Wall Street Crash in America caused the Great Depression in 1929‚ sending the USA into a disastrous economic depression. Countries all over the world felt the effect of this‚ especially Germany as American businessmen and bankers lost large sums of money and so asked the German banks to return loans under the Dawes plan‚ sending them into economic collapse. Consequently the German people leant towards extreme parties including the Nazis to restore Germany‚ raising their profile. Furthermore the
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